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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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