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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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