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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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