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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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