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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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