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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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