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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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