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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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