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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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