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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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