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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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