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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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