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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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