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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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