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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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