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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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