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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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