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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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