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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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