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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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