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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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