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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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