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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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