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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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