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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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