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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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