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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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