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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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