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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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