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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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