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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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