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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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