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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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