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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to massively open online courses (MOOC) and open education resources (OERs). As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The latest historical trends in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation.

There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? Corporate trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key barriers associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). For more details please visit this Open Educational Practices site.

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