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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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