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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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