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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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