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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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