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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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