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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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