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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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