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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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