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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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