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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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