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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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