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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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