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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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