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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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