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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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