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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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