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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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