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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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