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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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