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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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