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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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