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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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