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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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