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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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