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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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