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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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