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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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