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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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