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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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