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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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