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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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