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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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