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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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