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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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