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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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