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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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