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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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