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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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