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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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