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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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