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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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