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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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