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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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