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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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