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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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