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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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