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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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