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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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