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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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