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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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