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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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