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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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