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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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