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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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