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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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