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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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