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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the thrilling 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 new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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