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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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