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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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