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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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