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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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