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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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