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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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