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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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