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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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