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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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