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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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