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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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