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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning enable humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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