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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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