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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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