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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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