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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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