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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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