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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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