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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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