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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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