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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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