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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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