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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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