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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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