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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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