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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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