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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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