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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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