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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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