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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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