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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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