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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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