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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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