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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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