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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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