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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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