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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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