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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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