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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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