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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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