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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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