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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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