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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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