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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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