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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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