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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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