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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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