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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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