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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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