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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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