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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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