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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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