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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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