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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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