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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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