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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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