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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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