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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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