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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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