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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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