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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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