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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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