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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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