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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning enable people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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