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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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