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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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