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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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