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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data 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 subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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