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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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