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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these important new open education initiatives. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the dramatic 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 book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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