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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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