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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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