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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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