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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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