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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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