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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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