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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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