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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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