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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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