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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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