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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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