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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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