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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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