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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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