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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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