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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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