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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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