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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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