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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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