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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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