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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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