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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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