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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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