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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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