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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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