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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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