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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free for students 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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