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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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