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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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