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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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