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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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