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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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