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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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