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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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