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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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