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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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