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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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