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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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