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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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