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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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