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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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