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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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