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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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