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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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