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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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