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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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