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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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