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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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