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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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