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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the 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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