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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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