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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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