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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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