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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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