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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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