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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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