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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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