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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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