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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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