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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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