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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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