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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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