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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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