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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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