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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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