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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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