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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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