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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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