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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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