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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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