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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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