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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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