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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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