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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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