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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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