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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling 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 be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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