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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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