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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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