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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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