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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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