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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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