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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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