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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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