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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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