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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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