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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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