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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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