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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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