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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the inspiring 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 sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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