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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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