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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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