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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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