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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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