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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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