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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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