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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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