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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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