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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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