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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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