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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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