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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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