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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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