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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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