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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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