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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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