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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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