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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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