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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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