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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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