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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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