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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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