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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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