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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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