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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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