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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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