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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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