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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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