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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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