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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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