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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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