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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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