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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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