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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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