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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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