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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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