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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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