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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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