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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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