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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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