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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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