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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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