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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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