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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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