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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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