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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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