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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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