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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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