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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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