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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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