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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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