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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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