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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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