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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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