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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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