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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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