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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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