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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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