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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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