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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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