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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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