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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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