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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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