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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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