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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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