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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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