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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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