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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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