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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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