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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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