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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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