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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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