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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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