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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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