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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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