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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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