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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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