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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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