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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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