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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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