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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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