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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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