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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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