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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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