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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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