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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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