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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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