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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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