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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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