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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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