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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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