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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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