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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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