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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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