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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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