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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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