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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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