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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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