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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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