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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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