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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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