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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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