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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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