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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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