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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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