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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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