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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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