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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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