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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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