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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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