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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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