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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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