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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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