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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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