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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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