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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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