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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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