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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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