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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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