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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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