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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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