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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students 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 subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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