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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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