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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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