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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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