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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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