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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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