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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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