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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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