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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the major 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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