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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major 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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