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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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