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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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