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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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