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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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