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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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