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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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