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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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