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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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