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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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