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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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