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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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