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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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