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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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