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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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