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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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