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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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