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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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