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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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