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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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