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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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