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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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