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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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