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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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