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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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