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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores 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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