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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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