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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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