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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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