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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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