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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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