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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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