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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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