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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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