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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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