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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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