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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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