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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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