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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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