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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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