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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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