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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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