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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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