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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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