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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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