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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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