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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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