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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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