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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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