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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. 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. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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