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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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