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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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