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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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