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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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