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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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