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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes 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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