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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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