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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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