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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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