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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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