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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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