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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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