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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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