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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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