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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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