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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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