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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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