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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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