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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the 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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