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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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