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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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