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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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