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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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