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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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