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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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