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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education