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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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