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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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