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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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