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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key 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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