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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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