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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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