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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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