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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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