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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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