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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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