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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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