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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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