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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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