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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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