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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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