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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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