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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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