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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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