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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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