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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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