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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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