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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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