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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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