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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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