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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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