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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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