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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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