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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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