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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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