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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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