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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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