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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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