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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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