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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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