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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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