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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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