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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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