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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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