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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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