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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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