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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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