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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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