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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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