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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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