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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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