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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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