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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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