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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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