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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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