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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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