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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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