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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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