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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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