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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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