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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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