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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)